[HTML][HTML] Hydrodynamics and surface properties influence biofilm proliferation
A biofilm is an interface-associated colloidal dispersion of bacterial cells and excreted
polymers in which microorganisms find protection from their environment. Successful …
polymers in which microorganisms find protection from their environment. Successful …
Microfluidic bioanalytical flow cells for biofilm studies: a review
Bacterial biofilms are among the oldest and most prevalent multicellular life forms on Earth
and are increasingly relevant in research areas related to industrial fouling, medicine and …
and are increasingly relevant in research areas related to industrial fouling, medicine and …
Challenges and current advances in in vitro biofilm characterization
Biofilms are structured communities of bacterial cells encased in a self‐produced polymeric
matrix, which develop over time and exhibit temporal responses to stimuli from internal …
matrix, which develop over time and exhibit temporal responses to stimuli from internal …
Hydrodynamic Effects on Biofilms at the Biointerface Using a Microfluidic Electrochemical Cell: Case Study of Pseudomonas sp.
The anchoring biofilm layer is expected to exhibit a different response to environmental
stresses than for portions in the bulk, due to the protection from other strata and the proximity …
stresses than for portions in the bulk, due to the protection from other strata and the proximity …
Critical shear stresses of Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms from dental unit waterlines studied using microfluidics and additional magnesium ions
J Greener, WY Harvey, C Gagné-Thivierge… - Physics of …, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
A microfluidic approach was used to study the effect of shear stress on biofilms from a dental
unit waterline (DUWL)-isolated P. aeruginosa strain, PPF-1. During the application of …
unit waterline (DUWL)-isolated P. aeruginosa strain, PPF-1. During the application of …
[HTML][HTML] Multiparameter optimization of microbial fuel cell outputs using linear sweep voltammetry and microfluidics
JM Sonawane, J Greener - Journal of Power Sources, 2024 - Elsevier
A microbial fuel cell with a mature pure-culture Geobacter sulfurreducens electroactive
biofilm was used for performance optimization by making rapid changes to experimental …
biofilm was used for performance optimization by making rapid changes to experimental …
[HTML][HTML] A microfluidic study of acetate conversion kinetics in a microbial electrolysis cell: The role of age, concentration and flow on biofilm permeability
N Khodaparastasgarabad, M Couture… - Sensors and Actuators B …, 2024 - Elsevier
This work addresses the need for kinetic studies to identify potentially exploitable
mechanisms involved in generating current from flow-based bioelectrochemical systems …
mechanisms involved in generating current from flow-based bioelectrochemical systems …
[HTML][HTML] Impacts of hydrodynamic conditions and microscale surface roughness on the critical shear stress to develop and thickness of early‐stage Pseudomonas …
Biofilms can increase pathogenic contamination of drinking water, cause biofilm‐related
diseases, alter the sediment erosion rate, and degrade contaminants in wastewater …
diseases, alter the sediment erosion rate, and degrade contaminants in wastewater …
Dynamics of bacterial streamers induced clogging in microfluidic devices
Using a microfabricated porous media mimic platform, we investigated the clogging
dynamics of bacterial biomass that accumulated in the device due to the formation of …
dynamics of bacterial biomass that accumulated in the device due to the formation of …
Bacterial streamers as colloidal systems: Five grand challenges
Bacteria can thrive in biofilms, which are intricately organized communities with cells
encased in a self-secreted matrix of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS). Imposed …
encased in a self-secreted matrix of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS). Imposed …